The word in Scripture

Seed in the Bible

The word seed appears 280 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A seed carries life and multiplies when it falls into the ground. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What seed means in the Bible

A seed carries life and multiplies when it falls into the ground.

Where the word seed appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word seed appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.”Psalms 18:50

“Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.”Psalms 22:23

“Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:”Matthew 13:24

“Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.”Matthew 22:24

“Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?”John 7:42

“They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?”John 8:33

“Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;”Romans 1:3

“Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.”Romans 9:7